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The SNSL is happy to introduce The 50/50 Challenge. It is for those who wish to hike the Via Suecia in two parts – hence the name The 50/50 Challenge. You hike The Swedish Trail in two halves in three years. This gives you maximum flexibility to enjoy Sweden by foot. Challenge yourself! More useful info here.

The Trail Shop is now open. We have added some really useful stuff.

We are pleased to introduce two levels of Membership: The Trail Angel and the The Ridge Runner.
Read more here.

The first Saturday in June we celebrate Alla Leders Dag (National Trails Day in the US). Join us! Speak up for your local trail! It can be a bike path, paddle path or, as here, a hiking trail – Bergslagsleden – for which we will be speaking up and celebrating this year.

The great thing about ALD is that everyone can create their own event to celebrate their local trail together with friends, associations or companies. Together we work for an equal and inclusive outdoor life – for everyone.

Read more at www.allaledersdag.se where you can also register your own ALD event and download the event guide which is full of tips on how to make a succesfull ALD event!
The concept originated at the American Hiking Society in the United States.

Welcome on June 5 at 10-14 at Ånnabodasjön, Örebro municipality!

ALD is an initiative of Sweden’s National Scenic Trail, SNSL, a NGO non-profit association. Its goal is to create a hiking trail between Smygehuk and Treriksröset.

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We are happy to introduce this event for the first time in Sweden: Alla Leders Dag.
Together with the American Hiking Society we strive to advocate for our trails.

Many people have found physical, mental and emotional restoration on trails during the covid pandemic. Let’s return the favor. Together we can care for our hometown trails and advocate for equitable access to quality green space, even while social-distancing.

To be part of this initiative, visit the website and register for free your event on the 5^th of June 2021. Together we can do this.

A place to stay and resupply. Our members can send their bounce boxes here.
More info here.

Hiking on prescription!

Physical activity on prescription, fresh air on prescription, hiking on prescription…. The meaning and purpose is in any case clear – the body feels better from physical movement and stay in the woods and on the ground. Just sitting on a stump in the spring forest is healing for both body and soul. 

Read more about it at the Swedish Walking and Hiking Association.

We have now a secure account at PayPal to make it easier for you to become a member.
Welcome!

To make it easier to handle and for those who will hike sections, we have made the trail into 24 sections. From Smygehuk to Abisko the total distance of this edition is 2494,2 km.
We are planning to get the trail to Treriksröset. We’ll get there, too.

Jonas is a new member of the Board and will be our editor.
He has an extensive experience from the outdoors.

Jonas: “I work as a freelance journalist and guide. I’ve been hiking in the Swedish mountains, the Himalayas and Europe. I thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail (USA) in 2018.” 

Together with Jörgen Johansson (Fjäderlätt) he started the long distance hike Coast2Coast Sweden in 2013. He is arranging outdoor activities on Idöborg in the Stockholm archipelago. 

He loves swimming in open water and swim run.
He is a certified skating guide and diver.
Motto: “Will do Fika anywhere, anytime.”